Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mariners reinstate RHP Matt Brash from injured list
The Seattle Mariners reinstated right-hander Matt Brash from the injured list and optioned left-hander Robinson Ortiz to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday. Brash, 28, landed on the 15-day IL on May 1 with ...
May 20, 2026
Kenyan court rules parts of law criminalising consensual sex between adolescents invalid
By Humphrey Malalo and Vincent Mumo Nzilani NAIROBI, May 20 (Reuters) - A Kenyan court ruled on Wednesday that sections of a law targeting sexual offences in the East African nation cannot apply to mi...
May 20, 2026
US Democrats push to rein in Trump on Cuba as White House steps up pressure
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - A group of Democratic U.S. senators introduced a resolution to stop President Donald Trump from using the military against Cuba on Wednesday, as his...
May 20, 2026
Cuba's foreign minister calls critical White House statement "misinformed"
HAVANA, May 20 (Reuters) - Cuba's foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday said a White House statement critical of the country's communist-run government was "superficial and misinformed." His c...
May 20, 2026
Iran seeking mechanism with Oman over Hormuz, foreign ministry spokesperson says
CAIRO, May 20 (Reuters) - Iran is seeking to establish a mechanism with Oman to ensure sustainable security in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state TV...
May 20, 2026
USTR welcomes EU progress on trade deal, says Brussels must also address non-tariff barriers
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Wednesday welcomed the European Union's provisional agreement on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, but said Br...
May 20, 2026
US military boards, releases Iran-flagged oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. military boarded Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday after suspecting it had violated a U.S. blockade, U.S. Central Com...
May 20, 2026
US group says Starbucks plastic cups marked recyclable end up in trash
By Waylon Cunningham May 20 (Reuters) - Starbucks' plastic single-use cups it often serves in U.S. cafes are not as recyclable as the company claims, an environmental nonprofit group said on Wednesday...
May 20, 2026
Exclusive-British theatre group ATG Entertainment readied for sale, sources say
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Milana Vinn LONDON/NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - British West End theatre operator ATG Entertainment is in the early stages of being prepared for a possible sale by its private eq...
May 20, 2026
US Health Secretary Kennedy fires heads of key preventive health panel
By Deena Beasley May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the chair and vice chair of the influential task force that decides what preventive medical care should be provide...
May 20, 2026
